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Glossary: Application and Credential Attacks, and AI Risks

MFA (multifactor authentication)

Also written: MFA, multifactor authentication, second factor

Signing in with two or more different kinds of proof: something you know (a password), something you have (a phone or key) or something you are (a fingerprint).

Where the book teaches it

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